University Hospitals (UH) completed the transition to the Epic electronic health record (EHR) over the weekend. More than 5.6 million patient records and scheduling systems were converted to one unified EHR across the health system.
Tag: Electronic Health Records (EHR)
MedStar Health Researchers Examine Alleged Misrepresentation of EHR Capabilities with Potentially Far-Reaching Patient Safety Implications
Researchers at MedStar Health, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and the University of Utah found electronic health record (EHR) vendor misconduct may have led to widespread use of suboptimal products for more than 70,000 clinicians across the country, as published today in JAMA Health Forum.
Health care experts propose policies to encourage shared responsibility between electronic health record developers and users
Developers of electronic health records (EHR) should create or modify their products to ensure that health care organizations can meet safety recommendations of the Safety Assurance Factors for EHR Resilience (SAFER) Guides, according to researchers with The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) and Baylor College of Medicine.
The Mount Sinai Hospital Recognized as No. 4 on Newsweek’s World’s Best Smart Hospital 2021 List
The Mount Sinai Hospital is ranked No. 1 in the New York City metropolitan area and No. 4 globally among the most technologically advanced health care institutions on Newsweek’s list of “The World’s Best Smart Hospitals 2021.”
Novel study leverages health app and electronic health records from consented patients to track long-term effects of COVID-19
Researchers are using a novel health platform that links them to shared electronic health records from consented patients to track long-term effects of COVID-19 in a new study by UTHealth.